While the best price in the area is still $3.47 in Sturgis, gas stations in Kalamazoo and Portage have dropped their prices to some of the lowest in the past three months. Not since mid-February's $3.25 for regular have prices been this low.

On Thursday morning, according to www.gasbuddy.com, the lowest price in Kalamazoo/Portage is $3.69 at three stations on Gull Road - the two Speedways and the Meijer. They are the only stations in Kalamazoo and Portage under $3.70.

Of course, several stations in Sturgis have that price beat by 21 cents. The Murphy USA and Speedway stations on South Centerville Road as well as the two Admirals on U.S. 12 remain at $3.47.

On the area Gasbuddy list, there are 20 area stations at $3.70 or below.

One reason for the increasing drop could be that the price of oil has been below $100 per barrel for the past five days. An Associated Press story is reporting that crude oil supplies are the highest they have been in 22 years.